Yun Ru Phua, Author at Berkeley Political Review

Berkeley Political Review

Stories from Yun Ru Phua

#VaiaDilma: President Rousseff’s Trust Deficit

Less than five months after voting President Dilma Rousseff into office last October, the Brazilian people have demanded her impeachment.

After Every Winter Comes Spring: Tunisia’s Democratic Flowering

On December 17th, 2010, a 26 year-old vegetable-seller named Mohamed Bouazizi had his unlicensed cart and products confiscated by a

Three Decades Late: U.S.-Cuba Relations

Fifty-four years after diplomatic fallout, the United States and Cuba are finally ready to let bygones be bygones. In his

The Afghan Honeymoon: Why Post-Election Optimism Won’t Last

The international community has recently showered Afghanistan with much praise. Yet, despite the handful of developments that call for celebration,

The Tale of Two Brazils

On October 26th, 2014, incumbent Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won the second round of presidential elections in Brazil over her

Courting the Public

In democratic societies, the relationship between candidates and voters boils down to the more-than-familiar concept of courtship. Often, campaigns employ

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